Consider the following statements with reference to the Mahalwari System 1 It was introduced in the ...........

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Consider the following statements with reference to the Mahalwari System:

1. It was introduced in the Gangetic valley and the North-West Provinces of India.

2. Under it, the revenue settlement was to be made in a village with heads of families who collectively claimed to be the landlords of the village.

3. In Mahalwari areas, the land revenue was periodically revised.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

Mahalwari System:

A modified version of the zamindari settlement, introduced in the Gangetic valley, the North-West Provinces, parts of Central India, and Punjab, was known as the Mahalwari System.
The revenue settlement was to be made village by village or estate (mahal) by the estate with landlords or heads of families who collectively claimed to be the landlords of the village or the estate.
In Punjab, a modified Mahalwari System known as the village system was introduced.
In Mahalwari areas also, the land revenue was periodically revised. Hence all the statements are correct.